keylogger
Noun
Meaning
keylogger (plural keyloggers)
Alternative spelling of key logger
Synonyms
Examples
Also, keylogger program authors may be able to update the code to adapt to countermeasures that may have proven to be effective against them.
A keylogger example of a screencapture, which holds potentially confidential and private information.
From a technical perspective there are several categories: * Hypervisor-based: The keylogger can theoretically reside in a malware hypervisor running underneath the operating system, which thus remains untouched.
In a second case, brought against CyberSpy Software LLC, the FTC charged that CyberSpy marketed and sold "RemoteSpy" keylogger spyware to clients who would then secretly monitor unsuspecting consumers' computers.
For example, a hook-based anti-spyware application cannot defeat a kernel-based keylogger (as the keylogger will receive the keystroke messages before the anti-spyware application), but it could potentially defeat hook- and API-based keyloggers.
Application Software-based keyloggers A logfile from a software-based keylogger, based on the screencapture above.